Unit 3

Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?

Section A 1 1a-2d

Guessing game Warming up One student explains the places in English and another student guesses what place it is.

save money exchange money bank n. 银行

send letters buy stamps and postcards post office 邮局 stamps n. 邮票 postcards n. 明信片

buy books bookstore n. 书店

show some old things museum n. 博物馆

take a shower wash your hands bathroom n. 浴室; 洗手间 washroom n. 洗手间; 厕所

buy some food and drink supermarket n. 商场, 购物中心

Presentation buy some stamps Could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?

save money Could you tell me where I can save money?

dictionary n. 字典 Could you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?

magazines n. 杂志 Do you know where I can get some magazines?

Where can you do the things below Where can you do the things below? Match each thing with a place in the picture. Many different answers are possible. 1a

___ get some information about the town ___ buy a newspaper ___ get some money ___ get some magazines ___ have dinner ___ get a dictionary ___ get some information about the town ___ buy a newspaper ___ buy some stamps ___ get a pair of shoes b f/c a f d/f f e c

you tell me where I can __________ 1b Listen and complete the conversation. Excuse me, do you know where I can __________ __________? Sure. There’s a ________ on ___________. bookstore get a dictionary Main Street Excuse me, could you tell me where I can __________ ______________? Yes. There’s a ________ on ___________. post office buy some stamps Center Street

Practice Make conversations using the information in 1a. Then talk about your town/ city. 1c

Excuse me, ____________________________ Sure, just _________ Main Street ______ you pass Center Street. The bookstore is on your right, ______ the bank. go along Excuse me, ____________________________ ______________ the bookstore? until could you please tell me how to get to beside prep. 在旁边，在附近

It closes at 7:00 p.m. today. Thanks. Do you know when the bookstore closes today? Thank you! You’re welcome.

About your town/city Excuse me, ______________ ______________? Sure, just ____ … Street until you pass …. The … is on your …, beside the ….

It closes … today. Thanks. Do you know when … closes today? Thank you! You’re welcome.

Listening Listen. You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order you hear them. 2a

___ Go to the second floor. ___ Turn right. ___ Go to the bird floor. ___ Turn left. ___ Go to the second floor. ___ Turn right. ___ The supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore. ___ Go past the bookstore. 2 1 4 3

Listen again. Draw a line in the picture above to show how the boy walks to the supermarket.

Listen again and answer the questions. 1. Excuse me, can you tell me where I can buy some medicine? Yes, there’s a supermarket in this shopping center.

2. Do you know how to go there? Yes. Go to the second floor and then … then turn left. Let’s see … Then go past the bookstore. And umm … the supermarket is between the flower store and the bookstore. You should be able to get medicine there.

3. Do you know when this shopping center closes tonight? I’m not sure, but you can ask for information over there.

Practice Make conversations about the other places in the pictures in 2a. 2c Excuse me, __________________________ some postcards? Sure. Go to the second floor. There’s a bookstore between the bank and the supermarket. do you know where I can get

Your own conversations about the other places in the picture in 2a. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can buy some flowers? B: Yes, there’s a flower shop in this shopping center. A: Do you know how to go there?

B: Yes. Go to the second floor and turn left B: Yes. Go to the second floor and turn left. Then go past the bookstore. The flower shop is between the phone shop and the supermarket. A: OK, great. Oh, and one more thing. Do you know … B: I’m not sure, but you … A: OK, thanks a lot. B: You’re welcome.

Role-play the conversation. 2d Role-play the conversation. This is Fun Times Park, the biggest amusement park in our city! I’m excited to try the rides!

What should we start with What should we start with? There’s Space World, Water World, Animal World … Before we decide, ________________________ where the restrooms are? could you first tell me

Oh no, I don’t mean that. I mean … you know, a washroom or bathroom. ________? Restroom? You want to rest? But we haven’t even started yet! Pardon

Yes! Sorry, maybe people in China don’t often use the word “restroom” when they speak English. Hmm … so you mean … the toilet?

That’s right. In China, we normally say “toilet” or “washroom” in English. Anyway, they’re over there. No problem. You don’t need to rush! OK. I’ll be quick!

Language points 1. Could you please ...? Could you please ...?是固定句型，用于有礼貌地请求别人做某事，please后面接动词原形，意为“请你……，好吗？”；否定形式是在动词原形前加not。 【运用】根据句意及括号内所给词的提示填空。 (1) Peter, we need to clean the house. Could you please ________ (sweep) the floor?   (2) Jack, could you please ____________ (not; open) the box? It’s for your sister. sweep not open

2. Go along Main Street until you pass Center Street. 1) until和till同义为“直到……” , till多用于口语。until可以放在句首, till则不能放在句首。

2) not ... until意为“直到……才”, 表示直到某一时间, 某一行为才发生, 之前该行为并没有发生。 e.g. I did not study English until 9 o’clock last night. 

3. Go past the bookstore. 辨析pass & past 仔细观察下列例句，然后补全结论部分所缺 的内容。 【例句】 1) Tom passed the park and went home. 2) You can’t pass. Stop where you are. 3) I often pass / walk past his house.

【结论】通过观察以上例句我们发现： 1) pass可作及物动词，也可作不及物动 词，如例句1和例句2。 2) past作____词，常与walk, go, run等表 示位移的动词连用，如例句3。 介 【运用】根据句意，选用pass或past填空。 1) Did he drive ______ the school? 2) Ben didn’t ______ my house on his way to school. past pass

4. I’m excited to try the rides! excited和exciting的区别: excited意为“激动的; 兴奋的”, 作表语时, 主语通常是人; 作定语时, 常用来修饰人, 说明激动的表情。 e.g. All of us were excited when we heard the good news. The excited child opened his present quickly.

2) exciting意为“激动人心的”, 作表 语时, 主语通常是物; 作定语时, 常 用来修饰物。 e.g. The movie is very exciting. My father told me an exciting story.

英语名词ride有多种用法和意思。涉及游 乐园主题时，往往笼统地指园中各种各 样的“供玩乐的乘骑装置”，如：旋转木 马、疯狂老鼠、过山车等。其具体的汉 语译文要视情境而定。例如： a roller coaster ride 过山车 How about that new ride over there? My favourite ride is the Ferris Wheel? 我最喜欢的乘骑项目是“大转轮”。

5. Pardon? Restroom? You want to rest? But we haven’t even started yet! 仔细观察下面的例句，然后补全结论部分所缺的内容。 【例句】 1) I’m afraid that your aunt will not pardon you. 2) We must pardon him his little faults. 3) I hope you will pardon me for arriving late.

4) At last, John asked his mother’s pardon for having cheated her. 【结论】 1) 由例句1—3可知，pardon用作动词，后 面既可以跟宾语(如例句1)，也可以跟双 宾语(如例句2)；pardon sb. _____ doing sth.意为“原谅/宽恕某人做某事”(如 例句3)。 2) 由例句4可知，pardon还可用作名词， _______ sb.’s pardon意为“向某人请求原 谅/宽恕”。 for ask

6. I mean … you know, a washroom or bathroom. 1) “有……的意思, 指”(多作及物动词), 其后可跟名词或代词, 也可跟从句。 e.g. What does this word mean?

2) “意味(着)”(及物动词), 常跟名词, 有时可跟动词-ing形式或从句。 e.g. Carl really could not do that — it would mean the end of his career. 3) “有……意图, 打算, 想”, 常跟名词、 代词或动词不定式。跟带不定式的 复合结构时, 还可用于被动语态。 e.g. I never meant to hurt you.

7. In China, we normally say “toilet” or “washrooms” in English. normally adv. 正常情况下; 通常 e.g. August is normally a slow month. The patient began to breathe normally.

8. You don’t need to rush!  rush v. 仓促; 急促  n. 仓促; 急促 e.g. They rushed up the stairs. (rush v.) They made a rush for the door. (rush n.) 【温馨提示】rush hour是常用短语，意为“(上下班时的)交通高峰期”。

【运用】选出下列句子或对话中rush的词 性。 A. 名词       B. 动词 (  ) (1) —I’ll return the book to you tomorrow. —There’s no rush. (  ) (2) You shouldn’t rush at the job. A B

The methods of asking the way: 1. Excuse me. Where is Qiaotou Middle School? 2. Excuse me. Could you tell me where Qiaotou Middle School is? 3. Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to Qiaotou Middle School? = Do you know how to get to Qiaotou Middle School? 4. Excuse me. Which is the way to Qiaotou Middle School?

Homework Make conversations about your own town/city.